# Georgia HB 1488: Hinesville Conference Center and Tourism Authority Act; enact

Georgia HB 1488, Hinesville Conference Center and Tourism Authority Act; enact, is a 2025-2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Buddy DeLoach (Republican), Al Williams (Democrat); status signed, last action 2026-05-11 (House Date Signed by Governor) (as of 2026-10-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: Georgia HB 1488
- State: Georgia
- Session: 2025-2026 Regular Session
- Title: Hinesville Conference Center and Tourism Authority Act; enact
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-03
- Last action: 2026-05-11, House Date Signed by Governor
- Sponsors: Buddy DeLoach (Republican), Al Williams (Democrat)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Intragovernmental Coordination, State and Local Governmental Operations, Local Bill
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (211 yes, 2 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Hinesville authority cannot force property sales: benefit, low. The Hinesville Conference Center and Tourism Authority cannot use eminent domain to take private property for its projects. This protects property owners from forced takings by this authority.
- Hinesville creates conference and tourism authority: benefit, low. The law creates an authority to oversee building and running a Hinesville conference center and promote local tourism. The center supports civic, cultural, educational, and business events. Seven city-appointed directors serve four-year terms and remain until their replacements are ready. Four dire…
- Hinesville tourism funding gets spending limits: mixed, low. The authority can seek loans, grants, guarantees, and other financial help from government and private sources for its facilities. It must follow each funding source's terms. All authority money must support conference centers and tourism and recreation promotion within Hinesville, not unrelated pu…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Buddy DeLoach (Republican), House
- Sponsor: Al Williams (Democrat), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-03-25 | Senate | LOCAL CONSENT CALENDAR | pass | 50 | 0 | 4 |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Local Calendar | pass | 161 | 2 | 11 |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-05-11: House Date Signed by Governor (House)
- 2026-05-11: Act 567
- 2026-05-11: Effective Date
- 2026-04-06: House Sent to Governor (House)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Committee Favorably Reported (Senate)
- 2026-03-25: Senate Passed/Adopted (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Senate Read and Referred (Senate)
- 2026-03-18: House Committee Favorably Reported (House)
- 2026-03-18: House Third Readers (House)
- 2026-03-18: House Passed/Adopted (House)
- 2026-03-06: House Second Readers (House)
- 2026-03-04: House First Readers (House)
- 2026-03-03: House Hopper (House)

## Bill text

- HB 1488/AP* (v4): [PDF](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247385)

## Related bills

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- SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation for certain motor vehicles; provide (signed)
- SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Service Foundation; establish (signed)
- SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact (signed)
- HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish (signed)
- HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact (signed)

## Sources
- [HB 1488/AP* (v4) (PDF)](https://www.legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20252026/247385)

## Related
- [SB 160: Reckless Stunt Driving; a motor vehicle involved in a second offense of reckles…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB160-2025-2026)
- [SB 384: Motor Vehicle; optional five-year motor vehicle registration and revalidation f…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB384-2025-2026)
- [SB 76: License Plates; specialty license plate benefitting the Georgia Veterans Servic…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB76-2025-2026)
- [SB 406: "Georgia Property Owners' Bill of Rights Act"; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-SB406-2025-2026)
- [HB 1391: Specialty license plates; honor public safety officers; establish](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1391-2025-2026)
- [HB 1344: Georgia Insurance Affordability and Claims Integrity Act; enact](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1344-2025-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/GA-HB1488-2025-2026 (as of 2026-10-19).